Senior Automation Engineer, Smart Pharma Manufacturing

RXinsider LTD.

Marlborough (MA)

On-site

USD 122,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits
Well-being resources
Family planning benefits
Generous paid time off
Savings and investments

Job summary

Moderna is seeking an automation engineer to support deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of process automation across manufacturing facilities. The role emphasizes scalable, compliant automation platforms and collaboration with cross‑functional teams for lights‑out manufacturing initiatives.

The ideal candidate is hands‑on, proactive, and ready to learn new technologies in a fast‑paced setting, based at Moderna’s Marlborough, MA offices.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, or related field.
  • 5–8 years in pharmaceutical or biotech environments.
  • ISA‑95/ISA‑88 familiarity.
  • Design and support of DeltaV DCS for continuous/batch processes.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and expand process automation across facilities.
  • Maintain DeltaV, PLCs, SCADA, DHS, VMware; adopt new tech.
  • Troubleshoot and support lifecycle of automation systems.
  • Participate in commissioning, FAT/SAT and deployments.

Skills

Automation engineering
Cross-functional collaboration
Problem solving
Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

DeltaV DCS
AB/BR PLCs
SCADA systems
DHS AVEVA PI
Robotics
VMware
Kepware / OPC servers
OPC servers
RESTful APIs

Job description

Moderna is seeking an automation engineer to support deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of process automation across manufacturing facilities. The role emphasizes scalable, compliant automation platforms and collaboration with cross‑functional teams for lights‑out manufacturing initiatives.

The ideal candidate is hands‑on, proactive, and ready to learn new technologies in a fast‑paced setting, based at Moderna’s Marlborough, MA offices.

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